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Child Development & Psychology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if University of Washington - Seattle Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Child Development & Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

UW Seattle Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development
Master’s Degree in Child Development

UW Seattle Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at UW Seattle is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Child Development & Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child Development Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

76% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical child development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% men. So male students are more repesented at UW Seattle since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its child development bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	115
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	181
International Students	87
Other Races/Ethnicities	61

UW Seattle Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

100% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UW Seattle, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

If you plan to be a child development major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	561

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

Careers That Child Development Grads May Go Into

A degree in child development can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,330	$73,840
Psychology Professors	860	$68,420
Psychologists	370	$102,760

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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